MTS Project Manager

hitachi· HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
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📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFull time

About this role

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0137722

Date Posted:

2026-07-28

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Project/Program Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity 

The internal capability lead MTS is responsible for building, internalizing, and scaling a new operating model for high voltage switchgear that enables sustainable growth in a rapidly expanding market. 

In the first phase, the role partners closely with an external consulting company that is driving to redesign the business execution model. As a key member in the transformational team, the role requires local presence in the concerned Operating Units and Feeder Factories during time of the execution. You will build further competence to support the execution that is planned to be done in staggered waves. 

In the second phase, we will ramp-down the engagement of the external consultant and the internal capability lead will put the learned know-how in action and he/she will apply built competence by scaling across all Hitachi Energy switchgear factories with the local teams. 

In the third phase you will evolve into the global subject matter expert and become governance and process owner for the new operating model. 

Through-out the phases you will closely work with the fit for growth program to establish the process and tool framework to drive for organizational sustainability and backbone creation of the new business model 

How you’ll make an impact 

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  • Act as internal co-lead to the external consulting team during local execution 

  • Actively participate in the local implementation waves  

  • Execute analytics across the workstream and develop scalable methods  

  • Proactively drive for risk management and manage roadblocks 

  • Translate consulting concepts into practical, repeatable and sustainable internal solutions 

  • Once know-how is matured, lead local implementation waves 

  • Provide input to global processes and tools and drive for harmonization 

  • Become key internal authority in the global subject matter expert community 

  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.  

  • Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. 

 

Your background 

  • Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or Business Administration 

  • 10+ years of experience in operations or supply chain in complex value chain setups 

  • Strong exposure to Engineer-to-Order or Make-to-Order business models 

  • Willingness to re-allocate temporarily to different countries across the regions 

  • Ability to work effectively alongside external consultants 

  • Experience in transformational projects and change management is preferred 

  • Experience with standardization, modularization is preferred 

  • Exposure to global roll-out across multiple factories or product lines is preferred 

  • Required good communication skills and a team player 

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